Tom Giovanetti is president of the Institute for Policy Innovation (IPI), a conservative, free-market public policy research organization based in Dallas, Texas.
In addition to his administrative duties, Tom writes for IPI and for leading publications on a variety of policy topics including taxes and economic growth, self-government and the Founders' design, civil liberties and constitutional protections, judicial supremacy, intellectual property, Social Security personal accounts, technology and Internet policy, and out-of-control government spending. In addition to being regularly published in major outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Times, FoxNews.com and The Dallas Morning News, Tom has a regular column in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Tom frequently appears in the media and is a fill-in host for the Mark Davis Show in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
Tom's passion is encouraging conservative voters and organizations to remain skeptical of Big Government, maintain faith in markets, and defend individual liberty as the best means of achieving human flourishing. His most recent work has focused on free-market solutions to the student debt issue, preserving freedom of speech online, and persuading state legislatures to override local and municipal policies that restrict economic liberty.
Mr. Giovanetti has represented IPI at many national and international organizations, including the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the Internet Governance Forum (IGF) the World Health Organization (WHO) and represented IPI during trade agreement negotiations on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).
Mr. Giovanetti is a popular speaker and writer, and also testifies before state and federal legislative committees on a variety of topics.
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With Ex-Im, Congress Should be Pro-Market, not Pro-Business
Free market means opposing crony capitalism rather than defending it.
In Aereo, the Supreme Court Gets It Right
The Aereo decision is a victory for property rights and the rule of law, rather than the triumph of entrenched interests over disruptive innovation.
More Failed Votes Won't Fix America's Crony Sugar Market
Unilateral disarmament in America is rightly a non-starter in Congress, and if it’s a free market that we really want, zero-for-zero is the most achievable path forward.
With Cantor Gone, GOP Would Be Wise To Let Ex-Im Expire
The most significant issue affected by Cantor’s loss is one that has become a symbol for the dispute between pro-business and pro-market conservatives, writes Tom Giovanetti in the Dallas Morning News.
Seeking a Global Solution in Sugar Trade Policy
Achieving a reasonably free global market in sugar through trade agreements should be the goal of U.S. policy, rather than allowing otherwise competitive domestic producers to be driven out of business through the subsidies and dumping practices of countries like Mexico, India, Brazil and Thailand, whose sugar supports dwarf those of the United States.
Consumers not protected by Michigan's outdated law
An outrageous law on the books in Michigan restricts the ability of Michigan consumers to resell event tickets as they see fit, and that specifically makes it illegal to sell a ticket for above face value.
End restrictions on ticket resales in Michigan
An outrageous Michigan law dating back to the 1930s restricts the ability of consumers to resell event tickets they have purchased. It’s a protection for teams and venues and a restriction on the freedom of consumers to enter into voluntary transactions with one another.
Carl Cannon's Morning Note: May 9, 2014
In RealClearMarkets, Tom Giovanetti cites Pfizer’s planned deal with Astra-Zeneca and subsequent move overseas as emblematic of America’s business climate.
As Capital Flees, England Is Texas, and the U.S. Is California
When Toyota announced that it was moving from California to Texas, everyone understood why. Because of its high taxes and regulations, California ranks among the worst states in the nation in which to do business. Of greater concern is the fact that the same thing is going on at the national level.
Fiddling While Capital Flees
In a free society, capital can flee hostile policies, and today capital is fleeing to avoid America’s exorbitant business tax rates while our politicians do nothing about it.
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